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*The '''nobility and wealthy land owners''' were the first to begin using surnames. | *The '''nobility and wealthy land owners''' were the first to begin using surnames. | ||
*'''Merchants and townspeople''' then adopted the custom, as did the '''rural population'''. This process took two or three centuries. | *'''Merchants and townspeople''' then adopted the custom, as did the '''rural population'''. This process took two or three centuries. | ||
===Inflection=== | |||
*In English some words have different endings depending upon how they are used in a sentence. A few examples of this are they-their-them, he-his-him, and who-whose-whom. This changing of words according to grammatical usage is called inflection. '''Czech is a Slavic language and as such is extremely inflective'''. | |||
*All nouns and adjectives, including names of people and places, are subject to changes that can be a source of confusion to anyone not familiar with this language and their complicated grammar. Here are some examples: | |||
*manželství mezi '''Janem Mikuleckým''' a '''Anežkou roz. Krplovou''' = marriage between '''Jan Mikulecký''' and '''Anežka Krplová''' <span style="color:red">Notice the name endings alter when placed in the grammar of the marriage.</span> | |||
*Josef, syn '''Ludvíka Ryby''' a '''Františky roz. Sýkorové''' = Josef, son of '''Ludvík Ryba''' and '''Františka Sýkorová'''<span style="color:red">Again, notice the inflection change in the name endings. </span> | |||
*'''z Prahy''' = from Praha (Prague); '''v Praze''' = in Praha; '''do Prahy''' = to Praha <span style="color:red">This demonstrates how extremely inflective the language is. </span> | |||
===Inflection Differences in Male and Female Surnames=== | ===Inflection Differences in Male and Female Surnames=== | ||